Qu Jiang didn't intend to put this matter aside, he still remembered that Xia Yanqing had said that when the imperial court bought bearing technology, she would attach a document about bearings.

He told the emperor about this, so he had to participate in the purchase of the Ministry of Industry and Qingyun Zhai. Not only out of curiosity about what Xia Yanqing said about the attached documents, but also out of his explanation to the emperor.

He believed that the gift that could be said from Xia Yanqing's mouth must be valuable.

Originally, he wanted to leave the main hall, and he asked Liu Wu to explain the matter again, but before he could take a few steps, he was stopped by a shout.

"Lord Liu." Qu Jiang bowed his hand to say hello.

Liu Wu also hurriedly returned the salute: "It's good for Master Qu to take a step to speak." ”

Qu Jiang said with a smile: "I have this intention in the next." ”

The two sat down in the room of Liu Wu's office in the household department.

Liu Wu's thinking is right, the emperor mentioned the four-wheeled carriage today, which is the situation introduced by Qu Jiang.

Qu Jiang said that the head was the Tao, and he was obviously very prepared. He was even able to dismantle the key device of the carriage in Qingyun Zhai, and even the details were very clear.

The person who knows the emperor's bottom line best is none other than Qu Jiang.

The little scribe of the household department served tea to the two, and they didn't say much to each other, and went straight to the point.

Liu Wu was not mentally prepared at all, but asked Qu Jiang with an attitude of listening, but was so shocked by the price given by Qu Jiang that he almost jumped up, and shouted directly: "Ten thousand taels of silver!" ”

He glared at Qu Jiang in disbelief. Shao Yi and his wife, what kind of officials are they doing and what kind of business are they doing? How good it would be to grab a knife and grab it directly.

Qu Jiang was also taken aback by his unexpected outburst, and hurriedly explained: "Of course, of course, this is just the value of the bearing, and the specific amount has to be discussed after the household department and Qingyun Zhai have discussed." The tone of his voice was very sincere, but he had an estimate in his heart, Xia Yanqing would not let go of this price.

Liu Mu hesitated: "What does Lord Qu mean, when the household department and Qingyunzhai discuss bearing matters, Lord Qu wants to watch?" ”

He looked at Qu Jiang at this time, and it was extremely unsteady. This guy looks like he's elbowing outwards no matter how you look at it. He won't team up with Qingyun Zhai to cheat the household department of money, right?

Qu Jiang didn't notice that he had been labeled, and explained there: "Xia said before that if the imperial court buys bearing technology, she will attach a document to make it more convenient for the imperial court to use bearings." It is a matter of craftsman technology, and Xia Guan wants to see how much this document is worth as Xia Shi. ”

Liu Wu glanced at him, and after listening to these few words, he dispelled his suspicions about Qu Jiang's eating inside and out. However, as far as his dedication to craftsman skills is concerned, when discussing with Qingyun Zhai, his existence is estimated to be similar to eating inside and out.

Who wants to discuss the value of bearings with him? The imperial court did not even buy bearings, but bought the kind of ethereal things called the craftsmanship of craftsmen.

Since ancient times, no matter what kind of craft, as long as it is spied on and copied by others, this craft no longer belongs to the person who started, but whoever gets it is whoever.

And this four-wheeled vehicle and bearing, the imperial court has obviously obtained this craft, but it still has to pay silver to Qingyun Zhai, which stupid person would do such a thing!

Now, he, Liu Wu, is the one who is stupid.

Once the court paid the money, it was tantamount to buying this craft for the craftsmen and people of the world. As long as the carriage of the imperial court uses bearings, it will not take long for the relevant craftsmen in the world to get this technology in hand.

No matter how Liu Wu thinks about it, he feels that he is a wronged man.

Looking at Qu Jiang's colleague again, I don't know what ecstasy soup Qingyunzhai poured into him, and he was so confused.

"Oh, the owner of Qingyun Zhai, the Xia family, I heard that he is a capable person. He proposed continuous feeding to produce glass, which should be almost done, right? Liu Wu asked, not because he was interested in this, but to give Qu Jiang a head start, so that he could think about it carefully, Xia was not so mysterious.

At that time, the continuous feeding glass technology was very noisy, and it also bypassed the imperial merchant Guanjia.

But what happened? The thunder was heavy and the rain was small, until now, not only did there not even have a shadow, but the imperial court also divided a part of the black gold stone for them to consume.

Where does Qujiang have the consciousness of being drunk as a stick? He was very satisfied, and nodded again and again: "It's fast, it's fast." If you hurry up, we will be able to conduct the last test run in about a few years. ”

The test run or something was a word that Liu Wu had never heard, but he understood what it meant, and couldn't help but be surprised: "After a year? In the future, it will be possible to use this technology to make glass, so that the output of glass will increase dramatically and the price will be greatly reduced? ”

"yes." Qu Jiang nodded proudly, proud.

Liu Wu glared at him and didn't say anything for a long time.

Qingyun Zhai and glass have been a hot topic in the capital in the past two years, even if glass has lost its initial shock after being used by various families. But as an exclusive and lucrative business, it still attracts a lot of attention.

This kind of artifact, twenty taels of silver a piece, is already an extremely low price. It's ridiculous that Qingyun Zhai Naxia dared to propose the development of a continuous feeding technology, and the price of glass would be lower, so that ordinary people could afford it.

This is nonsense in the eyes of many people.

But now Qu Jiang said that the new glass technology, which is claimed to be able to greatly increase production, is actually expected to succeed, and it will be soon.

Liu Wusheng was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he asked, "Really?" With the same labor and the same time, can you produce a lot? And the time is just around the corner? ”

"Yes, even after the year, as long as there is enough raw material supply, the output will be amazing, and the cost will be greatly reduced." Qu Jiang said. The cost reduction is not only in terms of time and labor, but also in terms of fuel savings.

The consumption of both wood and black gold stone is a large expense. Continuous pool kiln technology can not only increase the efficiency of the pool kiln, but also greatly reduce fuel consumption, and the cost is not only a big piece less?

In this matter, Qu Jiang has an unusually sense of accomplishment. This matter was proposed by the Xia family, but the real main force of implementation was the craftsman who would be the supervisor. If this is successful, the development of this technology will be named after the supervisor.

Unexpectedly, he, an ordinary official, will be a prisoner, and he will have the opportunity to go down in history.

Liu Wu looked Qujiang up and down several times, he believed that this product was not a lie, and the continuous feeding glass technology was estimated to be able to be completed after the year. He is not elbowing outward, he will help Qingyun Zhai deceive the court money.

But he still feels that this product is unreliable, looking at the stars in his eyes, it is estimated that he has long forgotten that he is a member of the three products of the imperial court, and considers himself a craftsman.

However, the glass technology was developed by craftsmen who were sent to supervise it, and if it can really be achieved and can benefit the people of the world, it is a merit that can be recorded in history.

I heard that two other workshops are also doing this development, and I know that Qingyun Zhai will succeed in the near future, I wonder how they will feel?

Alas, it would be frustrating, wouldn't it?

Since he couldn't hit Qujiang, Liu Wu also admitted it and continued to talk about business: "Well, I think it's better to go to Qingyunzhai to discuss this matter, or find a few more expert craftsmen." The more knowledgeable people are, they can also give a fairer judgment on the real operation of the bearings and the four-wheeled carriage. What does Master Qu think? ”